PRINCE CHARLES has been put to work at the age of 70 on his royal trip to Cuba as he cranked a machine to crush sugar cane into juice.

The heir to the throne described his efforts as “cheap labour” when he crushed the sugar cane by using the physical press machine in a restaurant. His wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, was just behind him and watched on as Prince Charles exerted himself to make the juice. He appeared to be working hard as he turned the wheel of the machine and when he checked his watch to see how much longer he had to carry on, he sparked laughter from the press watching.

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